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1 bite off more than one can chew
брать на себя больше, чем можешь сделатьAnn is exhausted again. She’s always biting off more than she can chew.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > bite off more than one can chew
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2 bite off more than one can chew
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3 bite off more than one can chew
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4 bite off more than one can chew
"откусить больше, чем можешь проглотить", взяться за непосильное дело, за непосильную работу; зарваться, не рассчитать своих сил, переоценить свои силы; ≈ орешек не по зубам; дело не по плечу [первонач. амер.]Billy: "...He's going to come a cropper I'm afraid. And pretty soon too. He's bitten off more than he can chew." (J. Osborne, ‘The Entertainer’, sc. I) — Билли: "...Боюсь, что твой отец потерпит фиаско, и притом скоро. Он явно взялся за дело, которое ему не но плечу."
Don't bite off more than you can chew. — Руби дерево по себе.
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5 bite off more than one can chew
взять на себя слишком много; переоценить свои силыHe's bitten off more than he can chew, trying to renovate his house.
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6 bite off more than one can chew
try to do more than one can переоценить свои силыI couldn’t handle two jobs and family. I really bit off more than I could chew.
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7 bite off more than one can chew
1) Общая лексика: взяться за непосильное дело, переоценить свои силы, взять на себя невыполнимую задачу, взяться за дело не по плечу, взяться за непосильную работу, зарваться, не рассчитать своих сил, переоценить свои возможности2) Сленг: взять на себя больше, чем можешь выполнитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bite off more than one can chew
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8 bite off more than one can chew
◙ v. לקחת על עצמו יותר מדי* * *◙ ידמ רתוי ומצע לע תחקל◄ -
9 bite off more than one can chew
v. başından büyük işe girişmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > bite off more than one can chew
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10 bite off more than one can chew
v. başından büyük işe girişmekEnglish-Turkish dictionary > bite off more than one can chew
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11 bite off more than one can chew
ta sig vatten över huvudetEnglish-Swedish dictionary > bite off more than one can chew
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12 bite off more than one can chew
взяться за непосильное дело, переоценить свои силыНовый англо-русский словарь > bite off more than one can chew
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13 bite off more than one can chew
обеща́ть бо́льше, чем мо́жешь сде́лать (переоцени́ть свои́ си́лы; зарва́ться)The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > bite off more than one can chew
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14 bite off more than one can chew
basindan büyük ise girismekEnglish to Turkish dictionary > bite off more than one can chew
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15 to bite off more than one can chew
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16 to bite off more than one can chew
to bite off more than one can chewcoll assumir encargos superiores às suas forças.English-Portuguese dictionary > to bite off more than one can chew
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17 to bite off more than one can chew
ķerties pie tā, kas nav pa spēkam; celt vairāk, nekā spēj nestEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to bite off more than one can chew
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18 bite off moke than one can chew
«oткуcить бoльшe, чeм мoжeшь пpoглoтить», взятьcя зa нeпocильнoe дeлo, зa нeпocильную paбoту; зapвaтьcя, нe paccчитaть cвoиx cил, пepeoцeнить cвoи cилы, вoзмoжнocти; opeшeк нe пo зубaм, дeлo нe пo плeчу [пepвoнaч. aмep.]Billy.... He's going to come a cropper I'm afraid. And pretty soon too. He's bitten off more than he can chew (J. Osborne). The mine was exactly the challenge I thought I needed. I soon realized I had bitten off more than I could chew (5. Howatch)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > bite off moke than one can chew
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19 bite off
bite off [sth.], bite [sth.] off staccare [qcs.] con un morso* * *vt + advto bite sb's head off fig — aggredire (verbalmente) qn
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20 ■ bite off
■ bite offv. t. + avv.2 interrompere ( un'osservazione) □ (fam.) to bite off more than one can chew, fare il passo più lungo della gamba □ (fam.) to bite sb. 's head off, rispondere male a q.; arrabbiarsi con q.; saltare addosso a q.
См. также в других словарях:
bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… … Dictionary of American idioms
bite off more than one can chew — {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. * /He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone./ * /He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off… … Dictionary of American idioms
bite off more than one can chew — ► bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil. Main Entry: ↑bite … English terms dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — phrasal : to undertake more than one can perform * * * bite off more than one can chew 1. To overestimate one s capacities 2. To undertake something one cannot achieve • • • Main Entry: ↑bite * * * take on a commitment one cannot fulfill … Useful english dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — try to do more than one is able to do I think I bit off more than I can chew by taking on the new assignment … Idioms and examples
bite\ off\ more\ than\ one\ can\ chew — v. phr. informal To try to do more than you can; be too confident of your ability. He bit off more than he could chew when he agreed to edit the paper alone. He started to repair his car himself, but realized that he had bitten off more than he… … Словарь американских идиом
bite off more than one can chew — verb To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing. I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself … Wiktionary
bite off more than one can chew — phrasal to undertake more than one can handle … New Collegiate Dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — v. take on a bigger task than one is capable of completing … English contemporary dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — take on a commitment one cannot fulfil. → bite … English new terms dictionary
bite off more than one can chew — idi to attempt something that exceeds one s capacity … From formal English to slang